Attachment for type-writers.



F. W. SUTTERLE, JR. JATTACHMENT FOR TYPE WRITERS. APPLICATION men JAN. 30. 1915.

Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

FREDERICK W. SUTTERLE, JR., OF SHANGHAI CHINA.

ATTACHMENT FOR TYPE-WRITERS.

Application filed January 30, 1915.

residing at Shanghai, Lhina, have invented a new and useful Attaelnnentt'or Typelvriters. of which the following is a specification.

\Vhcn a large number of carbon' copies are being made by a typewriter there is a pos sibility of the sheets becoming folded over or passing! a second time around the. roll of the paper feed; the result of which is that not only is paper wasted but also the time of the operator in rewriting sheets which cannot be used.

The object ot' the invention is to o ercome the above noted defects and the invention consists of novel means for preventing the portion of the sheet written on from being" accidentally brought again into position to receive an impression.

The invention further consists of novel features of construction and advantage.

The accompanying drawing illustrates a typical embodiment of the invention but this embodiment is typical onl and is susceptable of modifications within the scope of the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of an attachment tor typewriters embodying my invention. Fifi. 2 is a section on line .1 :1- of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the at- Lac. *uent.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates an attachment for typewriters embodying the invention. .The attachment 1 is preterably constructed of an integral piece of material and consists of a body portion -2 having" outwardly extending and diverging arms 3 and 4, and said body portion 2 is deflected upon itself to form a groove 5 while its free end is bent outwardly as at 6. The attachment is secured in place on the cross bar 7 of the feed carriage 8 by forcing the attachment against-said rod which latter is then received in the groove The operation is as follows: The sheets of paper are inserted inthe usual manner Specification of Letters Pztent.

Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

Serial No. 5,320.

between the rear paper table 9 and the feed roll 10, and'after the impressions have been made thereon the paperpasses over the at tachment which prevents the carbon sheets from being brought again into feeding engagement with the feed roll. The arms 3 and -l press against the sheets as they are being fed into the machine and prevent them from being folded over and the carbon paper from becoming misplaced.

' My invention is especially adapted to be employed with typcwriting machines of the Underwood type and can be readily at tached to other types of machines by providing a support such as for example a cross bar connected with the feed carriage. The attachment is preferably made of thin flexible metal.

It will be understood that changes may be made Within the scope of the invention and the claims.

Having thusdescribed my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. The combination with the cross bar of a. typewriter feed carriage, of an attachment comprising a thin flexible metal sheet having rearwardlydirected arms and a deflected portion forming a groove whereby said attachment may be assembled with said cross bar by forcing the attachment toward the cross bar to cause the latter to become seated in said groove.

2. The combination with a typewriter ,feed carriage having a feed roller, .a. rear paper table and a cross bar, of an attachment comprising a thin, flexible. metal sheet havingdiverging arms at one. end, and deflected upon itself near its opposite end to form a groove, and having its free end bent ontwardly.- said attachment being centrally mounted on said cross barby. forcing it thereagainst and causing it to be received in said groove.

In testimony whereof I hereto allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK lV. SI TTERLE, JR. \Vitnesses W. A. ADAMS,

C. P. MCKIERNAN'. 

